Very much looking forward to discussing the Dharma with my new virtual sangha! I'm a newbie-ish Buddhist in Northern Ireland. Currently reading around the different aspects of Buddhism and, after about a year, am just starting to get my head around it! I'm a regular at my local centre (NKT, there isn't much choice here, San Francisco it is not!) but am reading both Tibetan (including HH Dalai Lama) and Zen books in order to broaden my understanding.

dalailemur wrote:Very much looking forward to discussing the Dharma with my new virtual sangha! I'm a newbie-ish Buddhist in Northern Ireland. Currently reading around the different aspects of Buddhism and, after about a year, am just starting to get my head around it! I'm a regular at my local centre (NKT, there isn't much choice here, San Francisco it is not!) but am reading both Tibetan (including HH Dalai Lama) and Zen books in order to broaden my understanding.

Great to be here!

Hello!!

You may as well check the thread where there are book recommendations.

As a very basic book i'd recommend you "The art of happiness" by the Dalai Lama, it was one of the first books on buddhism i read and it was an easy read, plus it really helps you to be a better person.

An essential book for tibetan buddhism is (in my opinion) "Cutting through spirititual materialism", written by Chogyam Trungpa. This one paints the whole picture, the whole path very clearly.

No judgment intended but you attend an NKT Sangha and are reading books by HHDL?

Oh... I overlooked the "NKT" acronym. You should better research the N3w K@d@mPa Trad!t10n in depth before involving with them. Also, terms of service of the forum:

History has shown discussions about Shugden/Dolgyal on websites such as this one result in flame wars. The management has taken a decision not to allow any discussion/debate, and that means from all sides, regarding all things Shugden/Dolgyal including: Teachers, monasteries, associated organizations, images, audio/video.

So i can't say anymore on this because of the . Research them carefully.

"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.